Government
Decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce
What is Gibbons vs Ogden
The acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803 by President T. Jefferson that went against his usual strict interpretation of the Constitution.
What is the Louisiana Purchase
The Region of the US that was the most industrialized.
What is the North
A series of religious revivals starting in 1801 that had an effect on moral movements such as prison reform, the temperance movement, and moral reasoning against slavery.
What is the 2nd Great Awakening
The part of the country where textile factories began to develop.
What is the North
A landmark United States Supreme Court decision in which the Supreme Court first ruled a state law unconstitutional
What is Fletcher vs Peck
Favored by the Democratic-Republicans who preferred a Strict Interpretation of the Constitution.
What is State Power
The region of the country that provided a majority of the food for the country.
What is the West
Began during the American Revolution but increased during the reform era, and was symbolized by the Seneca Falls Convention.
What is the Women's Rights Movement
A result of the Embargo Act, and was the first major industry in the US.
What is the Textile Industry
The part of the Federal government who had the power to interpret the laws of both the States and Federal government and determine if they were Constitutional.
What is the Supreme Court
Transfer of power from the Federalists to the Democratic-Republicans. Marked the first time that power in America passed from one party to another.
What is the Revolution of 1800
The part of the country that advocated slavery and fought for the continuation of slave trade.
What is the South
Social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages because of its negative effects on family
What is Temperance Movement
This helped to separate a crop from its seeds, reducing the time required to harvest the crop. It also led to a higher demand for slavery.
What is the Cotton Gin
A supreme court case that gave the Supreme Court the power of Judicial Review.
What is Marbury vs Madison
Prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports, and was another example of the Democratic-Republican's ideologies shifting from strict to broad
What is the Embargo Act
This issue was the most drastic difference between the north and south leading up to the Civil War.
What is Slavery
A reformer known for her efforts on behalf of the mentally ill and prisoners.
Who is Dorothea Dix
The first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government.
What is the Cumberland Road
A supreme court case that increased the power of the Federal government and ruled that a National Bank was constitutional.
What is McCulloch vs Maryland
Were the key leaders of the Democratic-Republican Party.
Who are Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
The North favored it because made foreign products more expensive and encouraged people to buy American products.
What are Tariffs
Publisher of the anti-slavery newspaper, The Liberator and founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society
Who is William Lloyd Garrison
A transportation route that connected New York to the Midwest and helped improve industrialization and transportation in the US
What is the Erie Canal